Windshield cleaner



Mal?, 13, 1923.,

. P. BRADY.

WINDSHIELD CLEANER.

FILED 0Cl'.25.1922.

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P. BRADY, OF NEW BRTAIN. CONNECTICT, ASSIGNORT vBIIEMLDY ELECTRIC t MUFACTURING COMPANY, 0F NEW BRITAIN,.CONNECTICUT, A CORPURATION F- CONNECTICUT.

WINDSHELD CLEANER. L

Application filed October 25, 1922. Serial No.v 596,771.

To aZZwLom it may concern.' j

'Be it known that ll, WILLIAM P. BRADY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New Britain, county of Hartfordand State pf Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements. .in Wind-' matic windshield cleanerA having operating means located within easy reachof the driver.

A further object is to provide a Vwind-- shield cleanerhaving means for automati-- cally returning the wiper arm to normal position after it has been manually operated by the driver.

A further object is to provide a device of this nature which will' be simple, cheap ,to manufacture, easy to manipulate, and very eiiicient and durable in use.

With. these and other objects in view, there has been illustrated on the accompanying drawings one form in which the inventionmay be conveniently embodied inpractice. .5354 Fig. 1 represents a rear elevational view, with parts broken away, of the front part of an automobile `having the improved windshield cleaner applied thereto.l

Fig. 2 is a top plan view with parts broken away of the windshield cleaner, and a portion of the windshield.

' Fig. 3 is a rear elevationalyview of the windshield cleaner and windshield shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an end view, partly in section, of the windshield Vcleaner and windshield, taken alon the line 4 4 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

.Referring now to the drawings in which like reference numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral indicates the windshield of an automobile to whichthe invention has been applied. The impiove'd windshield cleaner,

`as herein illustratedfincludes a vclamping bracket consisting of a pair of opposed jaws V12 and 13, said jaws having their upper ends abutting and having their lower ends clamped about the upper frame 14 of the windshield 10. The jaws 12 and 13 are adjustably secured together by a pair of bolts 15 and 16 having heads 17 and 18 located on the outside of the jaw 12, and'having nuts 19 and 2O on the outside of the jaw 13. The above construction ermits the device to be secured to the winds ield in any Adesired longitudinal position, but the jaws are preferably clamped to the left-hand end of the upper -frame 14. j

The movable portion of the windshield cleaner comprises a U-shaped rod having a wiper arm 21 located in front of the windshield andan operating handle22`located behind lthe windshield. The arm 21 and the handle 22 are joined by an integral intermediate horizontal section v23 which Vis mounted Ato rotate'v Within a pair of alined apertures in the jaws 12 and13 at a point midway between bolts -15 and 16. Y The.wiper arm 21 comprises a metaly rod, preferablycircular in cross section, having a downwardly extending section 24 anda laterally extending section 25.v The laterally extending section 25 is not parallel to the windshield 10 but is disposed'ata slight angle thereto, as shown in Fig. 2, and has a short end section 26 bent inwardly toward the windshield 10.

In order to support' a rubber wiping strip against the windshield, the wiper arm 21 is provided with a pair-,of U-shaped clamps 27 and 28 which are secured to an elongated wiper holder 29 in any desired manner as by rivets 31, 31. The .wiper holder 29 is preferably U-shaped4 in cross section, and is adapted to detac-hably hold .the rubber strip 30, so that it may be readily slid out of the wiper holder whenever it is desired '-'to replace it with a new one.

The operating handle 22, which is located on the side ofthe windshield adjacent the driver, comprises an upper looped section llOO 31, a downwardly extending section 32, a

laterally extending section 33 and a lower curved hook 34. A spiral wire compression spring 35 is. coiled about the intermediate section 23 of the U-shaped rod, and bears against the jaw 12 and the looped section 31 ofthe operating handle 22. One end 36 of the compression spring enters an aperture in the upper part of the jaw 12, while the other end of the spring is provided with a straight section 37 and a looped section 38 engaging under the laterally extending section 33 of the .operating arm 22. The spring 35 has the double function of pressing the wiper strip tightly windshieldand .of automatically causing the wiper to return to its normal horizontal position after it has been manually operated by the driver.

An operating chain 39 is connected to an aperture in the nd of the hook 34, and may :be secured to the steering wheel, a pedal,

or-as herein illustratedto the dash board of. the automobile. The horizontal intermediate section 23 is providedin front' of the jaw 13-with a washer 40 held in place against the compression of the spring 35,

. by a cotter pin 41'.

swung through an arc of about ninety de- The driver will then releaseV the chain, whereupon the spring will return the wiper arm 21 and the operating handle v22v to their original normal .positions as shown in Fig. 3. During'this automatic return. motion of the device, thel wiper will sweep 'over the front of the glass of the windshield once more, insuring a more effective cleaning thereof.` By means. of this construction, it will be impossible for the wiperto remain in a position on the windshield which' would obstruct the vision of the n driver.

' embodiments coming within the scope of the `While -there has been disclosed in'vthis specification, one form in whichthe invenz tion may be embodied, it is to be under? stood that this 'form is shown forthe purpose of illustration only, and that the in.v

vention is not to be limited to the specific disclosure, but may be modified and embodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications and following claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new, and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

l1. In a windshield cleaner, a rotary wipermounted on the windshield of an automobile and adapted to swing in an arc in front of against the frontl of the.

pulling means secured to saidhandleyan-d arranged within easy reach of the driver to permit the handle of the wiper to be swung across the windshield, and unitary means connectedto said handle for pressing said wiper-against said windshield and for au tomatically returning said handle to its original position after it has been swung down in frontof 'the' driver to clean the windshield. y

2In a windshield cleaner, a wiping arm, a handle connected thereto, and unitary means for resiliently pressing said wiping tary means for -pressingsaid wiping means against'said windshield and for automatifor wipcally restoring said wiping means to nor i mal position 4after it has been swung down.A

across. the surface of theV windshield..

.4. In a windshield cleaner, means for wiping the frontv of afwindshieldan operatingv handle'located in the rear of said windshield connected with said means, and unitary means for pressing said wiping means against sa-id windshield and for automatij cally restoring said wiping means to normal position after it has been, swung across the surface of-` the windshield;

5. In a windshield cleaner, vmeans for wiping the front. of a windshield, means connected to said wiping ineans and located befL hind the windshield Ito permit said wiping means to be manually operated,y and unitary means for 'pressing said wiper arm againstv said windshield and for returning said wiping means to normaly position.

6. In a. windshield cleaner, a wiping arm mounted to swing in an arc across a windshield in front of a driver of'an automobile, a handle 'for said wiping aim, a. chain secured to said handle and connected tothe dash board, a spring for .f1-returning said wiper to its original position after it has been manuallymoved across the surface of the Windshield, saids'pring also serving to 'press the wiping arm against the surface of the windshield.

7'. In a windshield cleaner, a wiper mounted on the windshield of an automobile andA adapted to swing in an arc in front of the l driver, a handle for said rotary wiper, a chain secured to said handle and connected to the dash board, said chain beingarranged 4withi-n easy reach -of the driver to permit him 4to manually swing the wiper down across the windshield from horizontal to vertical position, a spiralspring connected the driver, a handlefor said rotary wiper, to said handle for .pressing said wiper i against said Windshield, vand for automatically returning it from vertical to horizontal position after it has been released.

8. In a Windshield-cleaner, a Wiper mounted on the Windshield of anautomobile and adapted to swing in an are in front of the driver, a handle for said Wiper located behind the Windshield,.a chain secured to said handle and connected to the dash board and arranged` Within easy reach. of the driver to permit him to manually swing the Wiper down across the Windshield from horizontal to vertical position, and a spring connected to said handle for pressing said Wiper against said Windshield, lsaid springr also acting to return said Wiper from vertical to horizontal position. n y

9 In a Windshield. cleaner, a Wiper mounted on theWind'shield of an automobile and adapted to swing in an arc in front ofthe driver, a handle for said Wiper, achain secured to said handle and connected to the dash board and arranged Within easy reach ofthe driver -to permit the handle of the Wiper to' be swung down across the Windshield' from horizontal to vertical position, a spring 'connected to said handle for pressing said Wiper againstsaid Windshield and for automatically returning lsaid handle to original position after it has been swung a horizontal intermediate section, said intermediate section being pivotally mounted in a clamp, said clamp vbeing secured to the top of thewvindshield, and unitary spring means for pressing the Wiper. arm against the front ofthe Windshield and restoring .said Wiper arm to original position after it has been operated, said handle having a hook on its end adapted to be engaged either by the hand of the driver or by pulling means for operating the saine.

In testimonyWhereof, I have aiXed my.

signature to this specification.

WILLIAM P. BRADY. 

